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306TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION
Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Per bend Or and Vert, in sinister chief an Algonquin warrior's head couped Proper wearing two feathers Gules, in base a scimitar of the first. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "QUTTIANUM" in Black letters.

Symbolism
Green and yellow are colors traditionally associated with Military Police units. The scimitar represents the unit's World War II battle honor awarded for outstanding service in support of the Persian Gulf Command. The Algonquin warrior's head is emblematic of the organization's geographical location, an area once inhabited by tribes of the Algonquin nation. The Algonquin warrior was brave and honorable and fought with distinction. The motto, "QUTTIANUM" is the Algonquin word for honor.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 25 February 1959. It was amended to revise the description and symbolism on 12 April 1991.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon
Per bend Or and Vert, in sinister chief an Algonquin warrior's head couped Proper wearing two feathers Gules, in base a scimitar of the first. That for regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors, Or and Vert, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts. QUTTIANUM (Honor).

Symbolism
Green and yellow are colors traditionally associated with Military Police units. The scimitar represents the unit's World War II battle honor awarded for outstanding service in support of the Persian Gulf Command. The Algonquin warrior's head is emblematic of the organization's geographical location, an area once inhabited by tribes of the Algonquin nation. The Algonquin warrior was brave and honorable and fought with distinction. The motto, "QUTTIANUM" is the Algonquin word for honor. The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 25 February 1959. It was amended to revise the blazon and symbolism on 12 April 1991.





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